What happened in history on this day: March 22?
On March 22 in ...
- 1928 - Noël Coward's musical "This Year of Grace" premieres in London.
- 1956 - Musical Mr Wonderful with Sammy Davis Junior premieres at Broadway Theater in New York City for 383 performances.
Births on March 22
- 1913 - Birth of Martha Mödl; German singer/soprano (Wagner).
- 1916 - Birth of George Wyle in New York City, New York, USA; orchestra leader (The Jerry Lewis Show, The Flip Wilson Show).
- 1930 - Birth of Stephen Sondheim in New York City, New York, USA; lyricist/composer ("Sweeney Todd", "Into The Woods", "West Side Story", "A Little Night Music").
- 1936 - Birth of Roger Whittaker in Nairobi, Kenya; country singer ("Durham Town").
- 1943 - Birth of George Benson in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; singer/guitarist ("Greatest Love of All").
- 1943 - Birth of Keith Relf Richmond in London, England; rocker (Yardbirds - "For Your Love", "Renaissance").
- 1944 - Birth of Jeremy Clyde in Buckinghamshire, England; rocker (Chad and Jeremy - "Yesterday's Gone").
- 1944 - Birth of T S "Tony" McPhee; rocker (Sad Go Round).
- 1945 - Birth of Alan Opie; baritone (Boughton Bethlehem, Britten 5 Canticles).
- 1945 - Birth of Charles "Chuck" Jackson; American singer (Playboy, Independents).
- 1946 - Birth of Serge [Ruud Schaap]; Dutch singer/guitarist (Saskia and Serge).
- 1947 - Birth of Harry Vanda [Vandenberg] in the Hague, Netherlands; rock guitarist (Easybeats).
- 1948 - Birth of Randy Hobbs; rocker (Johnny Winter Band, McCoys).
- 1951 - Birth of Howard Reitzes in Southgate, California, USA; rocker (Iron Butterfly).
- 1957 - Birth of Stephanie Mills; singer/actress (The Wiz).
- 1958 - Birth of Pete Wylie in Liverpool, England; rocker (Sinful).
- 1960 - Birth of Laurie Sargent; rock vocalist (Face To Face).
- 1963 - Birth of Suzanne Sulley in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England; rocker (Human Leauge - "Human").
- 1982 - Birth of Pete Bennett; English rock singer (Daddy Fantastic) and television personality (Big Brother 2006).
Deaths on March 22
- 1951 - J Willem Mengelberg, Dutch conductor (Matthäus Passion), dies at age 79.
- 1994 - Death of Dan Hartman at age 42; US singer/songwriter (Love Sensations).
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